A developer is building a Lightning web component that searchesfor Contacts.

For communication between unrelated Lightning web components that are in different DOM trees, the most suitable approach is to use the Lightning Message Service (LMS). This service allows components to communicate with each other using a message channel, which is particularly useful when the components are not in the same containment hierarchy. By publishing and subscribing to messages on a message channel, components can exchange data and notifications, which is ideal for the scenario described.